What is the registered annual rent for a studio in The Cosmopolitan?

The median new annual rent is AED 60,000, from 89 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. The evidence is recorded for this building. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.

Have registered rents in The Cosmopolitan risen or fallen?

The median new annual rent changed -7.7% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 89 new Ejari contracts in the current period to 2026-10-12. Different homes can appear in the two periods; this is not the change on an individual tenancy.

Do new tenants in The Cosmopolitan pay more than sitting ones?

A new tenant pays -4.8% against a renewing one, across 44 renewal contracts in the last 12 months. This compares different new and renewal contract groups, not the same tenancy before and after a move. It is not a permitted rent increase or a guaranteed gain.

How many apartments change hands in The Cosmopolitan?

12 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 89 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.

Which metro station is closest to The Cosmopolitan?

Business Bay Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields. The nearest mall is Dubai Mall.

Ejari leases to 12 Oct 2026

The Cosmopolitan rents

145 new leases and 80 renewals in 12 months
355 units
Business Bay
near Business Bay Metro Station

A studio here leases for about AED 60,000 a year, 13% below the typical Business Bay studio. Renewing tenants pay more than new ones: AED 63,000.

Studio · typical new lease

60,000AEDa year

AED 127/sqft · -7.7% on a year

A month, roughly: AED 5,000
Renewal: AED 63,000
vs Business Bay studio: 13% below the median
New leases, 12 months: 89

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What should a lease in The Cosmopolitan cost?A studio leases for about AED 60,000 a year; renewing tenants pay 5.0% more than new ones

Type	New lease	vs Business Bay	Leases
Studiomost leased	60,000127/sqft	63,00044 renewals	13% lesstypical 69,000	89
1 bed	80,000100/sqft	80,00019 renewals	17% lesstypical 96,500	40
2 bed	130,00085/sqft	130,62514 renewals	7% lesstypical 140,000	9
3 bed	145,00077/sqft	—	28% lesstypical 200,000	7

Median annual rent, AED a year, on Ejari leases starting in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026. Renewal is blank where too few were registered; “typical” is the Business Bay median for the type.

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Rent history and contracts

Every contract registered with Ejari — data to 2026-10-12.

A studio here now costs 7.7% less than a year earlier: AED 60,000 against 65,000.

Median annual rent, Studio, as a rolling 3-month median. The band along the bottom is the number of records each month.

Start	Type	Sqft	Annual rent	Contract
10 Oct 2026	Studio	507	AED 60,000	118	New
9 Oct 2026	Studio	507	AED 59,000	116	New
6 Oct 2026	2 bed	1,290	AED 110,000	85	New
5 Oct 2026	Studio	444	AED 50,000	113	New
5 Oct 2026	Studio	444	AED 50,000	113	New
3 Oct 2026	Studio	360	AED 47,000	131	New
3 Oct 2026	Studio	426	AED 56,800	133	Renewal
2 Oct 2026	Studio	349	AED 53,000	152	New
2 Oct 2026	1 bed	711	AED 73,500	103	New
1 Oct 2026	1 bed	821	AED 75,000	91	New

Showing the 60 most recent of 225 contracts starting on or after 12 Oct 2025.

About The CosmopolitanA 22-floor tower in Business Bay, a 13-minute drive from Dubai Marina

The Cosmopolitan is an apartment building completed in 2014 in Business Bay with 355 registered units. 225 yearly leases, new and renewed, were registered with Ejari in the last 12 months.

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The building, as registered

Service charge: Paid by the landlord · AED 30.35/sqft a year
Floors: 22

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 17 min · 15 km
DXB Airport: 21 min · 28 km
DIFC: 13 min · 17 km
Dubai Marina: 13 min · 8.4 km
Palm Jumeirah: 19 min · 13 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Business Bay Metro Station
Mall: Dubai Mall
Landmark: Downtown Dubai

Letting a unit in The Cosmopolitan?63% of units here signed a yearly lease in 12 months, above the Business Bay median; new tenants pay less than renewing ones

Units on a yearly lease: 63%Strength; Business Bay median 41%; top tenth from 69%
New tenant vs renewal: -9.8%; New leases AED 66,000, renewals 73,180, all types

Ejari leases to 12 Oct 2026

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Comparables in Business Bay

Every Business Bay building with a page, ranked by annual rent per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. The Cosmopolitan places 49th of 100; the nearest 8 are shown.

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Rank	Building	Median rent	12-month change	Contracts
45	Terraces Marasi Drive	AED 153,500	116+3.5%	-7.0%	36
46	Oqood-Crystal Tower	AED 42,000	115+2.6%	—	10
47	Merano	AED 75,000	114+1.5%	-5.1%	288
48	Bays Edge	AED 76,500	112+0.4%	-23.5%	48
49	The Cosmopolitan · this building	AED 66,000	112	-12.0%	145
50	Majestine	AED 70,000	112-0.4%	0.0%	225
51	Sol Bay	AED 90,000	111-1.1%	0.0%	94
52	Park Central	AED 71,380	108-3.3%	-4.8%	38
53	West Wharf	AED 82,000	107-4.2%	+2.5%	25

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against The Cosmopolitan.

At studio, The Cosmopolitan ranks 35th of 57 by rent per square foot and 12th of 47 by gross yield in Business Bay.

Market context in Business Bay

Registered sales activity

2,705 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.

+5.4% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 2,705 current and 3,581 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

10,312 known registered units across 12 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.

10 projects had already passed their planned date; 6 have unknown timing.

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Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

11,591 apartments are planned in Business Bay from 2026 to 2028, equal to 64% of the 18,176 homes let there today.

Ready prices per sqft fell in 50% of 131 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in Business Bay with sales in both years; the typical one moved −0.1%.

The pooled median moved +5.4%: 5.5 points more than the typical building, because different buildings traded in each year.

New-lease rents fell in 79% of 124 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved −5.6%.

How these are counted

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Direct locality, all apartment bedroom types. Area context is not building performance. Planned dates are relative to the register date, not a delivery forecast; project unit counts can include mixed uses. Sales activity is not time on market or occupancy.

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Prices per sq ft around The Cosmopolitan, on the map

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100,000

AED a year median · 162/sqft

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Business Bay · 438 contracts, 12 months

75,000

AED a year median · 147/sqft

Prive by DAMAC (A)

Business Bay · 438 contracts, 12 months

75,000

AED a year median · 147/sqft

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135,000

AED a year median · 106/sqft

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Common questions

What is the registered annual rent for a studio in The Cosmopolitan?: The median new annual rent is AED 60,000, from 89 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. The evidence is recorded for this building. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.
Have registered rents in The Cosmopolitan risen or fallen?: The median new annual rent changed -7.7% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 89 new Ejari contracts in the current period to 2026-10-12. Different homes can appear in the two periods; this is not the change on an individual tenancy.
Do new tenants in The Cosmopolitan pay more than sitting ones?: A new tenant pays -4.8% against a renewing one, across 44 renewal contracts in the last 12 months. This compares different new and renewal contract groups, not the same tenancy before and after a move. It is not a permitted rent increase or a guaranteed gain.
How many apartments change hands in The Cosmopolitan?: 12 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 89 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.
Which metro station is closest to The Cosmopolitan?: Business Bay Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields. The nearest mall is Dubai Mall.

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The Cosmopolitan rental record

Record type: Building-level property market record
Data date: 2026-10-12 · refreshed 2026-10-14
Evidence base: 89 registered rental contracts in the last 12 months for the default unit type
Sources: Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts
Canonical record: /rent/apartments/dubai/business-bay/the-cosmopolitan
Method: Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “The Cosmopolitan rents and yield.” Business Bay, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/rent/apartments/dubai/business-bay/the-cosmopolitan

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